Claude A Williams

Military

Crashed while taking off on runway #17 at Nuthampstead on 26 July 1944.



Shot down by flak and crashed at Charlroi on 7/28/44 in B-17 Stinker #42-102579, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

Connections

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Units served with

The insignia of the 398th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lil 8 Ball
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron 2015th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Stinker
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 28 July 1944 POW Camp: Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added POW Camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a connection to Stalag Luft 1 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7823 / MACR 7823; Fortresses Over Nuthampstead, pg 38 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database